When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaining member of the family.
About Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is the multi-award-winning and bestselling author of Coraline and Stardust, both of which are major motion films. Neil also writes screenplays for other people's films as well as books for adults and picture books for younger readers. Neil is British and lives in the USA.
Dave McKean has created illustrations and photographs for hundreds of CD, book and comic covers, and is probably best known for his graphic novels. He also illustrated The Wolves in the Walls, which was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal.